The Tarbell Fellowship Organisation has come up with a unique opportunity for budding journalists to do great journalism and bring their impact-focused perspective to major newsrooms and publications around the globe. It has started the Tarbell Fellowship for the academic year 2022-2023.
The fellowship program will cover topics that could majorly impact the lives of billions, such as global poverty and existential risks. All early-career journalists can apply for this fellowship. The fellowship is entirely remote. Candidates with a strong commitment to improving the world, a creative approach to storytelling combined with the ability to get to the heart of a new topic quickly, and the ability to doggedly pursue your goals and persevere in the face of adversity will be considered.
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( votes)Under the Tarbell Fellowship program, selected fellows will receive stipends of $35,000 – $50,000 depending on location and personal circumstances, mentorship under an experienced journalist who will provide critical feedback and challenge the fellow to set goals and deliver on them, and conduct fortnightly mentorship calls, training in remote sessions in best practices, talks from experts in the field and challenging assignments designed to build skills, and an opportunity to attend a two-week summit in Oxford at the beginning of the fellowship.
The Tarbell Fellowship is a one-year program for early-career journalists intent on improving the world. With the belief that good journalism can change the world, the Tarbell Fellowship Organisation is creating a community of journalists focused on covering what’s truly important.
The Tarbell Fellowship Organisation is cultivating the next generation of journalists who will tell stories that matter. As known, humanity faced several key challenges in this century, including reducing catastrophic and existential risks, eradicating factory farming, and ending global poverty. But as also known, these issues receive much less attention than they deserve. The Tarbell Fellowship Organisation seeks to change this.
Application Deadline: Candidates must apply by 9th October 2022.
Brief Description
- University or Organization: Tarbell Fellowship Organisation
- Department: NA
- Course Level: PhD
- Award: $50,000
- Number of Awards: NA
- Access Mode: Online
- Nationality: International and Domestic
- The award can be taken in the USA.
Eligibility
- Eligible Countries: Candidates from all countries are eligible to apply.
- Eligible Course or Subjects: Candidates can apply for the Tarbell Fellowship program.
- Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following/given criteria:
- The applicants must be journalists.
- The applicants are desired to have previous newsroom experience (including at student newspapers) or comparable experience in a field such as law or research.
- The applicants must be able to produce compelling copies under tight deadlines.
- The applicants must desire to understand any story’s truth, even when it conflicts with prior beliefs.
How to Apply
- How to Apply: Interested candidates can submit an online application form. All eligible candidates will be considered.
- Supporting Documents: The students are required to present the following documents to the university:
- CV
- 1-3 writing sample(s) (500-2000 words) to assess writing skills
- Admission Requirements: The applicants must have the needed qualities.
- Language Requirement: The applicants must be fluent in the language of instruction, i.e., English.
Benefits
The fellows selected by the Tarbell Fellowship Organisation will b provided the following:
- Fellows receive stipends of up to $35,000 – $50,000, depending on circumstances, to accelerate their journalism careers.
- Each fellow will be matched with an experienced journalist.
- Fellows will participate in remote sessions each week as a cohort.
- Fellows attend a two-week summit in Oxford at the beginning of the fellowship (March 1st – March 14th, 2023).
